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farthing

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Definition:
was a small copper coin, looked something like a cent.

George Orwell. 1984 (1949)
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(historical) Former British unit of currency worth one-quarter of an old penny.

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(the coin became obsolete in 1960)

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The money is ready conclusively to the last farthing.

Leo Tolstoy. Anna Karenina (1878)
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Blackadder: Seen it, pinched it, spent it. And same goes for the two farthings Baldrick thinks he's got hidden inside that mouldy potato.

BBC. Blackadder, season 2: Money
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Oranges and lemons, say the bells of St Clement’s,
You owe me three farthings, say the bells of St Martin’s

George Orwell. 1984 (1949)
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